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i want npr to thrive, but not on my time. >> i think npr ought to take that initiative and say, we do not want a subsidy. >> it would kill a lot of the stations. >> we have a market in the country. >> let's go back to what we saw on tv. it was disgusting because he was pandering to get some books. he would say anything to get $5 million. >> there are 9 herndon 34 public radio stations. a lot of them are in very remote areas and they are the only source of the type of information we are talking about, factual, worldwide reporting. they do not have a lot of deep pocketed patrons, like the upper west side of manhattan. >> i am deeply moved. i would make to the legal point. i do not know why a steelworker in pittsburgh has to subsidize. two, in a world of a thousand radio and tv stations, internet, satellite, if you miss out on a show, there are other ways to get it. it is not as if we are a country years ago. we are now flooded with bad information. of course, npr is good information, which is why i should subsidize it, right? >> the reason, charles, at that in an era when newspapers are
i want npr to thrive, but not on my time. >> i think npr ought to take that initiative and say, we do not want a subsidy. >> it would kill a lot of the stations. >> we have a market in the country. >> let's go back to what we saw on tv. it was disgusting because he was pandering to get some books. he would say anything to get $5 million. >> there are 9 herndon 34 public radio stations. a lot of them are in very remote areas and they are the only source of the type...
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i want npr to thrive, but not on my time. >> i think npr ought to take that initiative and say, we do not want a subsidy. >> it would kill a lot of the stations. >> we have a market in the country. >> let's go back to what we saw on tv. it was disgusting because he was pandering to get some books. he would say anything to get $5 million. >> there are 9 herndon 34 public radio stations. a lot of them are in very remote areas and they are the only source of the type of information we are talking about, factual, worldwide reporting. they do not have a lot of deep pocketed patrons, like the upper west side of manhattan. >> i am deeply moved. i would make to the legal point. i do not know why a steelworker in pittsburgh has to subsidize. two, in a world of a thousand radio and tv stations, internet, satellite, if you miss out on a show, there are other ways to get it. it is not as if we are a country years ago. we are now flooded with bad information. of course, npr is good information, which is why i should subsidize it, right? >> the reason, charles, at that in an era when newspapers are
i want npr to thrive, but not on my time. >> i think npr ought to take that initiative and say, we do not want a subsidy. >> it would kill a lot of the stations. >> we have a market in the country. >> let's go back to what we saw on tv. it was disgusting because he was pandering to get some books. he would say anything to get $5 million. >> there are 9 herndon 34 public radio stations. a lot of them are in very remote areas and they are the only source of the type...
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republicans slashed funding for npr and pbs two weeks ago. others spent the week trotting out big bird and bert to talk about the funding. well, then the latest disaster -- not only did this fundraiser refer to the tea party as racist with, he said npr didn't even need public funding. david, make your case. you are one of the stars of really a great show, the "newshour" which so many people rely on for news. >> and i'm on npr every week too. we have a common culture and government has some role in creating those things that join us. we have the smithsonian museums that do some of that. public broadcasting, they give us things to clue us all in to our history and it's worth the very small amount, and you should see my paychecks, to have what we pay them. chris: $200,000 to a small station in missouri. you would think in boston they wouldn't need a subsdi. is there enough revenue to keep the money flowing? >> well, because of the big bird factor. chris: senators like this? >> well, richard shelby is not among them. the argument of the republica
republicans slashed funding for npr and pbs two weeks ago. others spent the week trotting out big bird and bert to talk about the funding. well, then the latest disaster -- not only did this fundraiser refer to the tea party as racist with, he said npr didn't even need public funding. david, make your case. you are one of the stars of really a great show, the "newshour" which so many people rely on for news. >> and i'm on npr every week too. we have a common culture and...
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head of fundraising at npr, caught on tape by a group of fake muslim donors. members of congress are ready to take them up on the offer, cutting off funding. he had some unpleasant things to say about the republican party, tea party. after the story broke, the president and ceo resigned. i offered nina the chance to take a week off. she resigned -- she declined. she wanted to defend her company. >> i cannotend the top executives and i cannot defend the board, but i can defend the the product. there is a reason we are the only news organization, other than fox, with a growing audience. it is because our product. straight-shooting, factual, and spends an enormous amount of money gathering news from around the country and world. judge us by our product. the people in his room were probably more mortified than charles or anyone in the tea party, anybody else. we were horrified. and not by the political incorrectness of what was said, but by the fact that he even thought this way. >> it plays right into the belief that you are a bunch of leftists. >> i know, but it
head of fundraising at npr, caught on tape by a group of fake muslim donors. members of congress are ready to take them up on the offer, cutting off funding. he had some unpleasant things to say about the republican party, tea party. after the story broke, the president and ceo resigned. i offered nina the chance to take a week off. she resigned -- she declined. she wanted to defend her company. >> i cannotend the top executives and i cannot defend the board, but i can defend the the...
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a lot going on including for npr juan williams unloading on npr after the last couple of days. >>> plus blago gets creative. ite not good for the economy, he says. so we'll see. >>> first let's get to the news live here at 5:00 a.m. at 30 rock in new york city. democrats in wisconsin are outraged right now after the republican counter parts vote last night to strip nearly all collective bargaining rights from public workers. it's how they did it that has people so outraged. republicans managed to push the plan through after discovering a way to bypass the chambers' missing democrats. essentially they separated the bargaining provision from governor scott walker's governor bill removing the requirement that 20 senators be present for a vote. if it involves something on spending money, the democrats have to be there. they took it out of the bill so they just voted with republicans. the majority leader read the bill to a hastily created joint conference committee. as that was all unfolding, peter barca, the lone democrat on the panel tried to fight the surprise move arguing there wasn't en
a lot going on including for npr juan williams unloading on npr after the last couple of days. >>> plus blago gets creative. ite not good for the economy, he says. so we'll see. >>> first let's get to the news live here at 5:00 a.m. at 30 rock in new york city. democrats in wisconsin are outraged right now after the republican counter parts vote last night to strip nearly all collective bargaining rights from public workers. it's how they did it that has people so outraged....
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it's hard to resist and wow, i'm going to check this out. >> and npr says they confirmed it with two sources which usually would be enough. so, you know, i don't know if the other organizations were going off of npr or doing it on their own, but sometimes people do just make legitimate mistakes, you have to be very, very careful, obviously, but they did confirm it with-- >>, but the other error, jim. the mainstream media almost immediately were assigning blame to these right wingers and-- >> and the tax cuts. >> yeah, exactly. all of those things were piled on loefner, and none of them, the they think with reagan and jim brady you can make an excuse for that. they had plenty of time to decide, yes, of course, this guy must be a right winger and why they did it. they did it with full forethought. one person we didn't mention in that list, was sarah palin, there were liberals who tied the attack to an ad that sarah palin had taken out for her political campaign. >> we've been through this issue before with her. regardless whether you like her as a politician or not. the kind of stuff t
it's hard to resist and wow, i'm going to check this out. >> and npr says they confirmed it with two sources which usually would be enough. so, you know, i don't know if the other organizations were going off of npr or doing it on their own, but sometimes people do just make legitimate mistakes, you have to be very, very careful, obviously, but they did confirm it with-- >>, but the other error, jim. the mainstream media almost immediately were assigning blame to these right wingers...
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and saying npr would be better off without subsidy provided by the federal government. the recording came from a sting operation, if you want to call it that, conductededy conservative activist james o'keefe who targeted other groups like acorn and planned parenthood. nbr executive ron shiller thought he was meeting with two men who were claiming to be part of a muslim organization when he made the remarks at a lunch in washington who are two edited excerpts from the video. the current republican party, particularly the tea party, is fanatically involved in people's personal lives, and very fundamental christian -- i wouldn't even call it christian, this weird evangelical kind of move. the current republican party is not really the republican party. it's been hijacked by this group, that is -- >> the tea party paem? frnlg> people? >> basically they believe white middle america is gun toting and it's scary. they are seriously racist, racist people. particularly republicans play off the belief among the general population that most of our funding comes from the government
and saying npr would be better off without subsidy provided by the federal government. the recording came from a sting operation, if you want to call it that, conductededy conservative activist james o'keefe who targeted other groups like acorn and planned parenthood. nbr executive ron shiller thought he was meeting with two men who were claiming to be part of a muslim organization when he made the remarks at a lunch in washington who are two edited excerpts from the video. the current...
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now you are at npr. there is a question about that broad background as opposed to the ready of background. first of all, can you talk about your memories of listening to radio growing up, and other than listening to npr what do you listen to now? >> i grew up in the 1960's and early 1970's in new york. i mostly listened to am pop music. i came late to npr, because for most of the 1980's, i was living abroad. i can tell you the first time that i really listened and honed in on it. i first target dating my husband, who is here somewhere -- there he is. i just previously move back into the country, and he had npr on, and i was hooked on npr and on him. those two things are linked. >> we hope it stays around if only to keep your marriage -- here is a question. this is news to me, but npr engineers are complain that they're being made obsolete and the strength of the networks and is not what was traditionally. that is not the only question that we got along those lines, but there's a feeling in some quarters
now you are at npr. there is a question about that broad background as opposed to the ready of background. first of all, can you talk about your memories of listening to radio growing up, and other than listening to npr what do you listen to now? >> i grew up in the 1960's and early 1970's in new york. i mostly listened to am pop music. i came late to npr, because for most of the 1980's, i was living abroad. i can tell you the first time that i really listened and honed in on it. i first...
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a sting, a ruse, a trick played on a top npr executive. ron schiller was lured to cafe milano by two men posing as prospective donors to npr for a front group of the fu fundamentalist brotherhood. they were trying to get schiller to reveal the entrenched liberal bias. he fell for it hard. >> the current republican party, particularly the tea party is fanatically involved in people's personal lives and very fundamental chris yann. >> reporter: he went on a blatantly, brutally stereo type conservative conservatives. >> they believe in sort of white, middle american, gun-toting, i mean, it's scary. they're sca they're racist people. >> it's not just a matter of polite disagreement. it's we hate you. we think you're stupid. we don't think you're christians. >> reporter: a lot of people feel disdain or contempt from npr. >> conservatives feel a hostility. it's not just what is present. it's what is absent. like you'r side is not getting represented. >> reporter: ron schiller got fired. his boss, vivian schiller, no relation, got fired, too. it'
a sting, a ruse, a trick played on a top npr executive. ron schiller was lured to cafe milano by two men posing as prospective donors to npr for a front group of the fu fundamentalist brotherhood. they were trying to get schiller to reveal the entrenched liberal bias. he fell for it hard. >> the current republican party, particularly the tea party is fanatically involved in people's personal lives and very fundamental chris yann. >> reporter: he went on a blatantly, brutally stereo...
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by npr's opponents. >> this absolutely shows there are real serious problems at npr. it's time to push big bird out of the nest. >> reporter: npr supporters are distressed. >> obviously it doesn't help when somebody does idiotic things. but there is nothing that replicates what public broadcasting provides. >> reporter: o'keefe says he targeted npr because it fired juan williams afternoon he said he was sometimes nervous flying with some muslims. >> can you believe that? >> reporter: on fox news last night, williams unleashed on schiller. >> he wants to make it out that npr and he are really the good guys, they're the smart people and isn't it sad that more people like them aren't running america? >> reporter: george, the chairman of the board of npr said today that many local stations will definitely go under if federal funding is cut. george? >> okay, jake, thank you. >>> so, who is james o'keefe and why is he targeting public broadcasting? as ron claiborne reports, he's already stirred up a lot of controversy in his still young career. >> you asked about our organi
by npr's opponents. >> this absolutely shows there are real serious problems at npr. it's time to push big bird out of the nest. >> reporter: npr supporters are distressed. >> obviously it doesn't help when somebody does idiotic things. but there is nothing that replicates what public broadcasting provides. >> reporter: o'keefe says he targeted npr because it fired juan williams afternoon he said he was sometimes nervous flying with some muslims. >> can you believe...
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more now on the fallout. >> reporter: executives are emphasizing they carry npr programming but they are not npr and they are shocked by the comments. >> reporter: the chief fundraiser was fooled into thinking he was talking to someone backed by the brotherhood. [ inaudible tape playing ] >> a lot of conservatives feel npr is biased in its coverage. what he said showed what many suspected. >> reporter: he says this should be a wake up call to the public. >> when you say something is non-commercial, like pbs, npr, that doesn't mean they aren't paying the bills. somebody is doing the dance. what the public witnessicide what they have to do to get the money. >> reporter: john says he is appalled that comments. the stags depends on federal money for 8% of its budge m. >> we would have to find other sources. it's not something that would put them out of business. >> reporter: the fear now, though, is that the federal government because of conservative moves in congress will eliminate money for npr and pbs. it is in the 10s of millions of dollars. officials gave up poll information sewing
more now on the fallout. >> reporter: executives are emphasizing they carry npr programming but they are not npr and they are shocked by the comments. >> reporter: the chief fundraiser was fooled into thinking he was talking to someone backed by the brotherhood. [ inaudible tape playing ] >> a lot of conservatives feel npr is biased in its coverage. what he said showed what many suspected. >> reporter: he says this should be a wake up call to the public. >> when...
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npr, the scandal and your money. this is "piers morgan tonight." >> joining me now, people who know about did ache. mackenzie phillips and william baldwin and the clinical psychologist and recovering addict himself. before we begin let's take a clip from charlie sheen's latest y youstream show charles's corner. >> now that i have your lazy [ bleep ] attention, world. sit back and rejoice for the condor of calabasas, the [ bleep ] of your jealous face sits before you unguessed humus trading real estate for this fire dance. >> daniel baldwin, let me start with you. you're a good friend of charlie's. you've partied with him and been through similar drug problems yourself. when you watch what's happening with charlie right now, what are you thinking? >> p.t. barnum. i think that it's like watching a car in its last two laps at the indy 500 being on fire and no longer wondering whether he'll finish but whether it will explode and how many people it will take with it. >> it's a very damning prognosis you paint. you're obvi
npr, the scandal and your money. this is "piers morgan tonight." >> joining me now, people who know about did ache. mackenzie phillips and william baldwin and the clinical psychologist and recovering addict himself. before we begin let's take a clip from charlie sheen's latest y youstream show charles's corner. >> now that i have your lazy [ bleep ] attention, world. sit back and rejoice for the condor of calabasas, the [ bleep ] of your jealous face sits before you...
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it is now just npr. the media outlets delivers news to some need digital devices, the board radio does not fit any more. as the personal side, i worked for public radio stations early in my career. i remember fondly the satellite radio network distribution was news and npr was on the cutting edge even back then. what of my goals this year is to use this forum to engage in a more robust discussion about journalism. i think it is something both the public and our members are eager for us to do. i am grateful that our guest speaker has agreed to grace our podium once again today. please give a warm welcome to vivian schiller. [applause] i want to begin by reading an e- mail from and npr reporter. we basically pushed away end. we walked across the border and were incredibly lucky to find people to drive us and guide us. yes, we had an unfortunate incident at an army base for people were nervous about being photographed. we were surrounded and the photographer had his camera smashed. but that has proven to be
it is now just npr. the media outlets delivers news to some need digital devices, the board radio does not fit any more. as the personal side, i worked for public radio stations early in my career. i remember fondly the satellite radio network distribution was news and npr was on the cutting edge even back then. what of my goals this year is to use this forum to engage in a more robust discussion about journalism. i think it is something both the public and our members are eager for us to do. i...
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on thursday, the house voted to end federal funding for npr. the measure will likely fail in the senate. >>> a job with the federal government is on the list of the most desirable jobs. a survey by international business consulting firm found google ranks number one followed by apple, walt disney, the u.s. state department and amazon. the fbi microsoft the cia nasa and teach for america round out the top 10. >>> first full day of spring. >> turned out to be beautiful today. >> storms this morning -- we have more storms moving in so this spring is getting off to a robust start. spots in the '70s like leesburg, a quarter inch of rain so far. temperatures mostly in late '70s. only 69 for a high at reagan national airport today trade a bit of a southerly breeze across the water, keeping the area cooler. the average high as the 87 degrees. showers and storms returning. one complex to the south of fredericksburg. another one west of culpeper. these are moving toward the east and most of them will come just south of washington during the evening hours
on thursday, the house voted to end federal funding for npr. the measure will likely fail in the senate. >>> a job with the federal government is on the list of the most desirable jobs. a survey by international business consulting firm found google ranks number one followed by apple, walt disney, the u.s. state department and amazon. the fbi microsoft the cia nasa and teach for america round out the top 10. >>> first full day of spring. >> turned out to be beautiful...
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right after that npr's ceo very signed. congressman of colorado joins us. >> good to be with you, it is an honor. >> greta: i don't know if it is an honor, but i appreciate you being here. first, is this seen as a fundraising element for npr the fact that you have gone after them to have them defunded? they are very concerned about -- >> they are concerned about their funding and they should be. we said three weeks ago no funding for the parent of npr. today no funding for npr. >> greta: they say they don't get much money way. i'm having a hard time understanding where the big dispute is. they say it is less than 2% of their budget. >> in my state colorado public radio only gets 6% from the government. it is hard to pin down the amount that is still serious money. only in washington people say that is not a serious amount. >> i thought it was less than a couple million. how much goes to npr? >> the best i can tell is about 64 million dollars in fiscal year '10. it is hard to track. >> greta: they claim it is much less. any
right after that npr's ceo very signed. congressman of colorado joins us. >> good to be with you, it is an honor. >> greta: i don't know if it is an honor, but i appreciate you being here. first, is this seen as a fundraising element for npr the fact that you have gone after them to have them defunded? they are very concerned about -- >> they are concerned about their funding and they should be. we said three weeks ago no funding for the parent of npr. today no funding for...
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i went on and sweet people on the npr program, talking about is npr really considered liberal? i am thinking to myself is there anything wrong with having network for rich people driving volvos. that's okay. but admit what you are. i get a sense when i talk to npr they have no clue that their views are out of the mainstream. >> bret: last word, a.b. >> i don't think when you go to work at npr you have to be militantly pro-muslim and anti-tea party. this was an embarrassing, reflected badly on npr and makes the fight to retain the federal funding that much more difficult. >> you don't have to be, but it helps. >> bret: next up, the strategic petroleum reserve. should president obama release some of the oil to hold down gas prices? >> bret: change in plans because of a fox news alert out of madison, wisconsin. three wisconsin legislative sources are now telling fox business network that wisconsin republican legislators are working to pass the most contentious portion of governor scott walker budget repair bill, by first removing the fiscal portion of the legislation in a conferen
i went on and sweet people on the npr program, talking about is npr really considered liberal? i am thinking to myself is there anything wrong with having network for rich people driving volvos. that's okay. but admit what you are. i get a sense when i talk to npr they have no clue that their views are out of the mainstream. >> bret: last word, a.b. >> i don't think when you go to work at npr you have to be militantly pro-muslim and anti-tea party. this was an embarrassing,...
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that said, we're talking about only 2% of the npr budget. >> the statements that were made that npr opportunity need tax payer funding. that's what makes the case in and of itself. we're trying to figure out finally in washington how to do more with less. and they're going have to have these programs, laudable in their intent, that will be cut. we just don't have the money. given the fact that we have heard from the people at npr that they don't need government taxpayer funding. >> it's one person who already quit. now he has moved up his exit. he was supposed to leave in may. he is a fundraiser, not a journalist. not directly involved in the management. we're talking about $89 million, 2% of their budget. isn't this a symbolic fight? a political fight? >> there has never been any criticism about their reporting. the point really is it's about government taxpayer dollars being spent. what are our priorities right now? 40 cents being borrowed out of every dollar. we don't have the money. everything will have to be cut here. we're doing this so we can create an environment for the private sector
that said, we're talking about only 2% of the npr budget. >> the statements that were made that npr opportunity need tax payer funding. that's what makes the case in and of itself. we're trying to figure out finally in washington how to do more with less. and they're going have to have these programs, laudable in their intent, that will be cut. we just don't have the money. given the fact that we have heard from the people at npr that they don't need government taxpayer funding. >>...
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i'd worked at fox before i came to npr. and, you know, jon... >> jon: you thought you had proved to them at some level that you were not a bigot. >> i didn't think i needed to prove it. i've written... i wrote "eyes on the prize." i've win the well-received biography of justice marshall, the first african american on the court. i didn't think i needed to prove to anybody who i am. but i was stunned that they would... i said did you guys look at the entirety of the transcript? do you understand what's going on here? that i'm, in fact, challenging bill o'reilly. that i'm trying to say we need to affirm the idea that america's a place of religious tolerance even as america deals with what is the real anxiety over the link between arab extremism and terrorism. we have to acknowledge it. and to just say oh, it doesn't exist, can't say that, only allows those feelings to fester and then you have eruptions and people do wild and crazy things, awful things. did you hear this? no, nothing you can say, we don't want you to come in, w
i'd worked at fox before i came to npr. and, you know, jon... >> jon: you thought you had proved to them at some level that you were not a bigot. >> i didn't think i needed to prove it. i've written... i wrote "eyes on the prize." i've win the well-received biography of justice marshall, the first african american on the court. i didn't think i needed to prove to anybody who i am. but i was stunned that they would... i said did you guys look at the entirety of the...
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his departure from npr set off a firestorm. just a few months later, the president and ceo resigned under pressure. after his departure from npr, he explained that he did not fit in their box. nor did he fit into any box, which makes him all the more interesting. our guest speaker was born in panama, the son of a boxing trainer and a seamstress. when he was 4 years old, his family emigrated to brooklyn. he would go on to earn scholarships to an exclusive quaker prep school. it was at student newspapers that he had his first taste of journalism. a column after the npr dust-up described him as being "cut from a different cloth." he started his career as an intern at "the washington post." he spent 23 years as a reporter. he reported on everything from problems in the d.c. public schools to corruption by the mayor before going on to cover the white house and every political campaign. his insight and reporting led to many television appearances. npr initially hired him to host "talk of the nation." later, he was the senior national
his departure from npr set off a firestorm. just a few months later, the president and ceo resigned under pressure. after his departure from npr, he explained that he did not fit in their box. nor did he fit into any box, which makes him all the more interesting. our guest speaker was born in panama, the son of a boxing trainer and a seamstress. when he was 4 years old, his family emigrated to brooklyn. he would go on to earn scholarships to an exclusive quaker prep school. it was at student...
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reporting for npr. especially when i was on fox opinion shows. i said, i will do whatever you want. i am a big fan of npr. i value them. they have a massive audience. the audience was mostly hugely supportive of me. i would ask me to come out and visit and attract audiences and to make people contribute. i wanted to be there. she made it very difficult. she pushed me off the staff and made the relationship based on a contract. immediately, she began cutting my salary and a diminishing my role. >> we have not seen her in this process. she is not. on any program. she lost her job after she had fired you. >> that is right. i do not know the details. npr hired an outside law firm to look into this and see what had taken place. she said it was illegal. apparently, there was some back and forth about who is authorized to do what. this letter to leave. >> she is welcome any time. we found this video from may 18, 2010. it was a talk she gave to a canadian journalist. >> [inaudible] the npr audience1/3 is libera
reporting for npr. especially when i was on fox opinion shows. i said, i will do whatever you want. i am a big fan of npr. i value them. they have a massive audience. the audience was mostly hugely supportive of me. i would ask me to come out and visit and attract audiences and to make people contribute. i wanted to be there. she made it very difficult. she pushed me off the staff and made the relationship based on a contract. immediately, she began cutting my salary and a diminishing my role....
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the same video prompted npr president and ceo vivian schiller to resign on wednesday. in the video npr's ron schiller, no relation to vivian, is fooled into believing he's speaking to representatives of a muslim group about tea party conservatives. >> white, middle america, gun-toting, i mean, it's scary. they're seriously racist, racist people. >> he goes on to say npr would be better off without federal funding. a goal conservatives have sought for decades. ron schiller also resigned from npr. >>> on the "cbs moneywatch," stocks in asia slid this morning. ashley morrison is here in new york with more on that. good morning, ashley. >> good morning to you, betty. well, asian markets saw a sell-off as oil prices rose near $105 a barrel. japan's nikkei tumbled 1.5% to a five-week low, while hong kong's hang seng fell nearly 1%. today wall street gets the very latest look on the weekly jobless claim numbers. on wednesday stocks closed slightly lower. the dow lost just one point while the nasdaq gave back 14. >>> foreclosure notices dropped to a three-year low last month.
the same video prompted npr president and ceo vivian schiller to resign on wednesday. in the video npr's ron schiller, no relation to vivian, is fooled into believing he's speaking to representatives of a muslim group about tea party conservatives. >> white, middle america, gun-toting, i mean, it's scary. they're seriously racist, racist people. >> he goes on to say npr would be better off without federal funding. a goal conservatives have sought for decades. ron schiller also...
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is npr afraid of upsetting the government? [laughter] >> one of our jobs should be to upset the government every day. >> okay. >> i mean, that -- >> because you look at the british -- >> to empower the powerless, you know? >> yeah. >> i mean, that's one of the bask jobs of journalism, to give voice to the voiceless and to make trouble. >> because the british do a good job. they're not afraid of criticizing government, of getting, you know, some point of view out that counters and maybe changes the government's understanding and their policy. i think we need a strong position -- >> well, you get that on editorial pages. >> yes. >> you get it from commentaries on our air, but you wouldn't get it from are the basic news organization. you shouldn't. our job is to give you the information as to what's happened today in the most factual, clear, objective -- if you can -- but at least fair manner possible. >> one more. sorry, guys. i'd seen somebody -- who was the person that was in the corner before? okay, over there. okay, thanks.
is npr afraid of upsetting the government? [laughter] >> one of our jobs should be to upset the government every day. >> okay. >> i mean, that -- >> because you look at the british -- >> to empower the powerless, you know? >> yeah. >> i mean, that's one of the bask jobs of journalism, to give voice to the voiceless and to make trouble. >> because the british do a good job. they're not afraid of criticizing government, of getting, you know, some...
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to mix it up, shall we start with this npr debate? am i wrong, jimmy in you don't want to fund npr? that's a real debate. but don't call it part of the budget debate. >> it's part of the gotcha debate. you know where most people listen to npr? it ain't in des moines. should the government be funding npr or any kind of radio? no, it shouldn't. i'm a democrat, and i don't think they should be dough it, but james o'keefe is a convicted felon, a criminal. why that kid's not in jail is beyond me. if he were doing it to conservative groups as well, i should say he should till be in jail. he's a crook, a common petty thief, low class and common, and his behavior is crass. he doesn't even have the balls, frankly, to do this publicly. as far as i'm concerned, defund npr, and put that -- take that $2.4 million, and put that guy in jail. that would make me happy. >> now you sound like every grumpy old man at the dinner table in america with their own plan. >> good. >> we like you in that role. >> matt, let's talk about the microdebate, npr, $2 million, or $60 billion cuts. we've got -- we have
to mix it up, shall we start with this npr debate? am i wrong, jimmy in you don't want to fund npr? that's a real debate. but don't call it part of the budget debate. >> it's part of the gotcha debate. you know where most people listen to npr? it ain't in des moines. should the government be funding npr or any kind of radio? no, it shouldn't. i'm a democrat, and i don't think they should be dough it, but james o'keefe is a convicted felon, a criminal. why that kid's not in jail is beyond...
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for more on this story, we're joined from dallas by wade goodwyn of npr. wade goodwyn, thank you for joining us. so, tell me, how severe is this drought? >> it's the most severe drought that texas has had in a single year ever. the state has dried out and it is burning up. the dallas... dallas has had 63 days, i think so far this year, over 100. and this just isn't 101, these are temperatures like 105 or 107 or 108. and that combined with the fact that we haven't had water rain, really since the fall of last year, this really all began... the fall of last year there was hard hardly any rain and in the spring there was nothing and by the time we got to summer we were in a very big mess and that's where we are right now. >> ifill: is there a way to measure how much of this extreme condition is caused by the dry... the heat causing the dry brush and how much of it is caused by water supply not only from the sky but also from lakes and pipelines? >> >> well, it's both. the fact that we haven't had any water has just been debilitating. but you add that with 107
for more on this story, we're joined from dallas by wade goodwyn of npr. wade goodwyn, thank you for joining us. so, tell me, how severe is this drought? >> it's the most severe drought that texas has had in a single year ever. the state has dried out and it is burning up. the dallas... dallas has had 63 days, i think so far this year, over 100. and this just isn't 101, these are temperatures like 105 or 107 or 108. and that combined with the fact that we haven't had water rain, really...
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house of representatives has voted to cut federal funding to npr. the house voted along party lines to end federal funding, lot senate passage is very unlikely. it's home to programs like car talk and all thing considered. recently an npr employee was overheard saying they don't need federal funding. >>> beginning march 28, the "new york times" will begin charging for unlimited access to its website and mobile services. the fees will range from $15 to $35 a month depending on what level of access you want. print subscribers will not be charged. >>> 4:46. the bay area custodian under arrest after a disturbing crime on campus. that story coming up. >>> people in the south bay sound off on a new proposed area code. their concerns coming up. >>> when it comes to reliability, the best car to buy. a school on the ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, peninsula. belmont p >>> a hayward man is under arrest accused of molesting children at a school on the peninsula. belmont police started investigating the 52-year-old school custodian, andre edwards, last fall after he was accus
house of representatives has voted to cut federal funding to npr. the house voted along party lines to end federal funding, lot senate passage is very unlikely. it's home to programs like car talk and all thing considered. recently an npr employee was overheard saying they don't need federal funding. >>> beginning march 28, the "new york times" will begin charging for unlimited access to its website and mobile services. the fees will range from $15 to $35 a month depending on...
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it's bigger than npr. npr is a series of member station but also about public television. and it's about small stations in particular and what was stated by ron schulyer was an opinion and quickly turned into fact that npr could live without public funding. it's not an established fact. one in five member stations receive 25% of their budget from npr. people don't have access to news because a lot of news station and radio have fallen away. take the state of indiana. if public broadcasting went away there are people in small towns, small stations that wouldn't have access to news. we're strong, we're committed to providing excellent journalism and at the end of the day that's how we'll be judged. >> we'll have to take a break and leave it right there. up next we'll remember a dear froend this program here at the "meet the press", some models look so mad. maybe it's because their department store makeup is so expensive. simply ageless with olay regenerist serum costs less and it won't glob up in lines and wrinkles. you'll look amazing and happy too. simply ageless, from ola
it's bigger than npr. npr is a series of member station but also about public television. and it's about small stations in particular and what was stated by ron schulyer was an opinion and quickly turned into fact that npr could live without public funding. it's not an established fact. one in five member stations receive 25% of their budget from npr. people don't have access to news because a lot of news station and radio have fallen away. take the state of indiana. if public broadcasting went...
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[applause] >> you say you are still an npr fan but you also advocate the funding of npr. let's talk about that. where npr goes from here. >> for me there are two things to say. one is local and the our stations are journalistic jams that we have to protect because they play such an important role. [applause] i used to raise money for that with all my heart. in an era where we have declining local coverage from newspapers and npr stations and talk-show hosts they reflect the community in a way that is rare right now in the media landscape. if you are talking about npr washington, people who i think our self righteous and even limited in their thinking, what is going on here? these people are 1-sided and believe they are the only people who are practicing honest journalism in america. there are going to look down at anybody who is doing anything differently. i find that crazy. the bigger point about defunding is this which i say to you as a fellow journalist. in january of this year or january or february there was a letter from the head of the democratic congressional camp
[applause] >> you say you are still an npr fan but you also advocate the funding of npr. let's talk about that. where npr goes from here. >> for me there are two things to say. one is local and the our stations are journalistic jams that we have to protect because they play such an important role. [applause] i used to raise money for that with all my heart. in an era where we have declining local coverage from newspapers and npr stations and talk-show hosts they reflect the...
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npr's michelle norris. and a special tribute to dear friend here at "meet the dan balz and michele norris. press."press." ask me. brod . >>> we're back with round table, host of npr all things considered michele norris and from "the washington post", dan balz. dan balz, what did you hear from mitch daniels? is that a candidate for president of the united states? >> governor daniels is very interesting. this is a potential. candidate who knows what he wants to say if he runs. he's just not sure if he wants to run. and i think you've found as others have that have talked to him that he has a certain enthusiasm for delivering a message about the fiscal peril that he sees the country in but he has some other decisions he has to make before he knows whether he'll run. some of those having to do with family. some of those of what you go through with the process. some whether he has the driving ambition or the fire in the belly. those are questions that only he can answer. >> michele norris, it's been interesting
npr's michelle norris. and a special tribute to dear friend here at "meet the dan balz and michele norris. press."press." ask me. brod . >>> we're back with round table, host of npr all things considered michele norris and from "the washington post", dan balz. dan balz, what did you hear from mitch daniels? is that a candidate for president of the united states? >> governor daniels is very interesting. this is a potential. candidate who knows what he...
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it was ok with npr. it was ok with the "washington post." >> when was the first moment that you crossed words? >> she was the executive producer of the afternoon news show. "all things considered." i never worked for them. occasionally, pieces would be taken from the work i was doing. i never had much professional interaction. i never had lunch with her. when she became the top news executive in the middle of some changes, and she picked up this baton of criticism of why are you working for fox. previous generations have been through this issue. there were some people who said why is the leading personality for npr also working for fox? everyone had come to the conclusion, there's no problem with it. they might come to npr as a result of seeing me engaged with some of the strong personalities on fox. subsequently, there is argument about why do you write for the "new york times?" i said i was a writer. that is how i came into this business. she said, "we want to approve what you write." i said, "i am not
it was ok with npr. it was ok with the "washington post." >> when was the first moment that you crossed words? >> she was the executive producer of the afternoon news show. "all things considered." i never worked for them. occasionally, pieces would be taken from the work i was doing. i never had much professional interaction. i never had lunch with her. when she became the top news executive in the middle of some changes, and she picked up this baton of...
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threat to defund npr. we'll show you his hysterical outburst on the house floor when we come right back. what super fruit is taking america by storm? sunsweet ones. prunes? they're a delicious source of nutrients. wow! it's packaged by itself... that's fantastic! that is so juicy. this is delicious. sunsweet ones. over 400 million enjoyed, and counting. >>ed in>>ed in the unresolved pm segment tonight, a brand new fox news poll has some bad news with the republican party when it comes to getting federal government's finances in order. only 42% think the g.o.p. is truly serious about reducing the budget deficit. and get this 51% don't. the numbers are just a little worse for democrats. 38% think they are serious about 55% say the democrats are not serious. so should americans trust the g.o.p. to do the job? joining us now from denver potential republican presidential candidate herman cain. i am struck by the fact that so many americans, given the rhetoric coming from the republican party, given the tea part
threat to defund npr. we'll show you his hysterical outburst on the house floor when we come right back. what super fruit is taking america by storm? sunsweet ones. prunes? they're a delicious source of nutrients. wow! it's packaged by itself... that's fantastic! that is so juicy. this is delicious. sunsweet ones. over 400 million enjoyed, and counting. >>ed in>>ed in the unresolved pm segment tonight, a brand new fox news poll has some bad news with the republican party when it...
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. >> yeah, npr had a show like that, maybe i would listen. anthony, isn't his shtick, know when he getting rid. are you whiner, when somebody is named county st. >> i think it's weaner. >> i think it's weaner and i don't like see a prop come identical the house floor. that was something else. if i wanted that i would have erected care on the top from the early 90s. write-in campaign. he almost got a million votes. >> carl, pointed is this. the funding of npr didn't loss kos a lot of meat but if only cost, millions of dollars, of course that should matter? >> i heard $65 million which is lot of money where i come from. i agree with everything that he said except i think he might have been being facetious. let's survive in the real world private sector or go to the railroad tracks like the rest. >> did he have a point? >> i think whatever point he had having an emerging thing to deal with npr funding. there may be some tense but he was so disrespectful and so horrendous and privilege and honor to be elected by your constituents to go to these t
. >> yeah, npr had a show like that, maybe i would listen. anthony, isn't his shtick, know when he getting rid. are you whiner, when somebody is named county st. >> i think it's weaner. >> i think it's weaner and i don't like see a prop come identical the house floor. that was something else. if i wanted that i would have erected care on the top from the early 90s. write-in campaign. he almost got a million votes. >> carl, pointed is this. the funding of npr didn't loss...
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she was fired from the show, not by npr. npr distributes the show. the key point was because a programming director complained and as someone from the radio world, you listen to the programming directors, they're the ones making decision whether or not you'll be on the air. secondly, npr is in the middle of a fund-raising drive. they don't want this when they're asking listeners for money. >> on the opera show, she had a great quote. what are they afraid i will do? put a comment into synopsis of madam butterfly? >> people at the "the washington post" did the same. may have been a similar reaction. >> with a music critic? >> yes, because that's the policy. npr has a big target on it because of mistakes they made in the past. they overreacted to juan williams, they're going to overreact because of the target. >> you know it is worth pointing out she was also an anchor on the weekend edition before on npr. if you're on an organization that presents news, whether you do it that moment or not, steer clear of this sort of thing. >> setting up for the next
she was fired from the show, not by npr. npr distributes the show. the key point was because a programming director complained and as someone from the radio world, you listen to the programming directors, they're the ones making decision whether or not you'll be on the air. secondly, npr is in the middle of a fund-raising drive. they don't want this when they're asking listeners for money. >> on the opera show, she had a great quote. what are they afraid i will do? put a comment into...
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. >> serious new fallout for npr from a hidden camera released by a conservative activist. as is the ceo is ousted, is the future of federal funding for public broadcasting officially doomed? jonathan alter will join "news nation." >>> a line of storms sweeping across the southeast that has caused tornado touchdown and lightning strikeis now moving north. >>> you are receiving this call since you have reached the number of tarredies allowed. >> a wake-up call for kids and parents who can't get it together in the morning. how one school is handling tardiness. >>> and reports that mel gibson is about to reach a plea deal over domestic violence charges. >>> hi, everyone. i'm tamron hall. "news nation" is following developing news in the senate where the latest battle over the budget is unfolding. senators are debating competing bills that would fund the government for the remainder of the current year which ends september 30th. a stopgap bill provides funding only through march 18th. one of the bills is a republican plan to cut $61 billion in federal spending. it was passed by
. >> serious new fallout for npr from a hidden camera released by a conservative activist. as is the ceo is ousted, is the future of federal funding for public broadcasting officially doomed? jonathan alter will join "news nation." >>> a line of storms sweeping across the southeast that has caused tornado touchdown and lightning strikeis now moving north. >>> you are receiving this call since you have reached the number of tarredies allowed. >> a wake-up...
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however unethical it may be there is no disputing what the npr officials said. including this. >> yeah, frankly, you're walking a fine line. it was very clear that we would be better off in the long run without federal funding and the challenge is if we lost it all together you would have a lot of stations -- >> here's eric cantor after vivian schiller's resignation was made public. >> first of all, you know, the statements were that npr realizes it doesn't need taxpayer funding. that's what the statement was about. and so perhaps, you know, the truth finally came out and we are going to proceed along those lines because that's what was said and indicated by that organization. as far as the individual and the statements that he made, i think that they stand for themselves. >> now, in the scope of the big federal budget deficit we're not talking about a lot of money here but conservatives say it's important to make a principled stand here. the corporation for public broadcasting gets about $420 million of your tax money right now. it gives that money out to local
however unethical it may be there is no disputing what the npr officials said. including this. >> yeah, frankly, you're walking a fine line. it was very clear that we would be better off in the long run without federal funding and the challenge is if we lost it all together you would have a lot of stations -- >> here's eric cantor after vivian schiller's resignation was made public. >> first of all, you know, the statements were that npr realizes it doesn't need taxpayer...